Overview
Unforgettable highlights over forty female artists from the seventeenth-century Low Countries, challenging their historical obscurity and showcasing their diverse contributions to art. The catalogue will spotlight the overlooked contributions of female artists in the seventeenth-century Low Countries. While renowned male artists like Rembrandt and Vermeer have long dominated art history, female artists such as Clara Peeters and Michaelina Wautier have received limited recognition. This books challenges the notion that women were exceptions in the art world, showcasing works by over forty artists across diverse media, including painting, sculpture, embroidery, and glass etching. It also highlights the socio-economic contexts that shaped their careers, exploring themes of identity, ambition, social expectations, and artistic networks. By reevaluating the hierarchy between ""fine"" and ""applied"" arts, the book underscores the significant role women played in the artistic economy. Through a thematic approach, Unforgettable aims to restore long-overdue recognition to these artists. Featuring works by: Maria Monincx, Johanna Koerten, Anna Maria De Koker, Maria Verelst, Maria De Grebber, Maria Strick, Elisabeth Rijberg, Josina Margareta Weenix, Anna Maria Janssens Cornelia Van Der Mijn e.a.
Full Product Details
Author: Virginia Treanor ,
Frederica Van Dam ,
Manfred Sellink ,
Susan Fisher
Publisher: Hannibal Books
Imprint: Hannibal Books
ISBN: 9789493416277
ISBN 10: 9493416275
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 20 September 2025
Audience:
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Netherlandish painting is renowned, in part, for its masterly representation of fine fabrics, ornate glass and other sumptuous materials. Producing those objects was no less an art, however... [this book] celebrates both kinds of achievement, introducing skilled craftswomen, art dealers and patrons, as well as women painters and sculptors whose works today line museum walls. Enthusiasts of the Dutch and Flemish Golden Age will be delighted to learn of the more quotidian arts that rounded out this visually rich epoch: hand-wrought lace, calligraphy, botanical illustrations and more. Maybe the heights of artistry are best achieved when they aren't reserved for galleries but instead are modeled in all corners of life.""--Suzanna Murawski ""Wall Street Journal, Best Holiday Gift Books 2025""
Author Information
Dr. Frederica Van Dam is the Curator of Old Masters at MSK Ghent. Specializing in Early Modern Flemish painting, she co-curated Van Eyck - An Optical Revolution and led the first monographic show on Theodoor Rombouts. Dr. Virginia Treanor is the Senior Curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C. She earned her Ph.D. in seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish art from the University of Maryland. Since joining NMWA in 2012, Dr. Treanor has curated numerous exhibitions, including multiple installments of the ""Women to Watch"" series.
